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iNew Soft Styling Technique;
Calls for Definite Fullness
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O P KEEN interest to seekers of
the coveted “something differ
ent” that adds zest to each season’s
modes are the excitingly new sil
houettes given to fashions through
a soft styling technique that makes
fullness its theme.
1 The versatile ways in which the
new fullness is manipulated im
presses one. In some instances
skirts are frankly full all around,
inspired no doubt by the dirndl vogue
that has been having a successful
run for some time. The all-around
pleated skirts will hold good among
foremost fashions not only for mid
season and spring, but their style
prestige will endure the whole sum
mer through. Unpressed pleats is
also a favorite method with design
ers for acquiring desired fullness.
Then, too, there is the circular-cut
skirt that measures yards around
the hem. It is getting lots of notice
especially in the very new petti
coat versions which are made to
reveal a swish of taffeta or a splash
of white that repeats the pique neck
wear which finishes off the blouse.
These petticoat dresses are provid
ing a big sensation on the new style
program.
For women who cannot stand for
more than a certain amount of full
ness, the new skirts that make par
ticular appeal show a controlled
treatment in that they are smooth
at the back and hips with fullness
brought to the front in gathered or
pleated panels. In both day and
evening clothes this idea is carried
out. *
This matter of soft styling and in
triguing fullness is by no means con
fined to the skirt but rather is con
sistently worked throughout the cos
tume so as to preserve continuity in
a unifying way. The smart coat
and dress shown in the illustration
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tell the story better than words.
The stunning coat is typical of the
new trend to fullness. It is made
of a rust-color wool in handsome
texture. The definitely full skirt is
balanced with a soft blouse top
which has roomy sleeves gathered
fuU into the wrist. A smaU muff
and a hat of red fox complete
the ensemble.
Very significant is this coat as to
new color trends for spring. In the
early coUections special emphasis is
placed on the importance of rust
shades and mustard yeUows and
kindred hues with jewelry accom
paniments of amber topaz and like
stones. For immediate wear style-
alert women are selecting chic Ut-
tle dresses taUored of sheer woolens
with a sophisticated simpUcity
that abounds in dramatic details.
Rows and rows of shirring
achieve fullness for the dress pic
tured. This very high-style model
by International is the type sure
to call forth compliments wherever
you go. Shirring at the waistline
achieves a flattering dirndl. The
bodice above the slim mid-riff cor
selet adds a related soft touch. Hor
izontal shirring on the sleeves gives
them that casual “pushed-up” look
that indicates “last word” chic. Ex
pert designing makes it a perfect
dress for a busy social calendar that
carries from luncheons to informal
dinners and the theater. The three
jewelled pins at the waistline are
individual. A soft kid bag, kid
gloves and a simple felt hat with
face veil complete the costume.
With her upsweep hair-do she wears
small, clip earrings foregoing any
ornaments at the V-neckline.
® Western Newspaper Union.
. Smart Plaid Coat
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, Plaids had such a good start this
winter their style momentum is car
rying right through into the mid
season and early spring style pic
ture. A coat like the one shown
here will prove a real joy during
the coming months. The plaid it
self is in green and brown. The
wide bindings of plain green en
hance the picture of a charming
gay coat for winter. Large mother-
of-pearl buttons add a final note
of chic.
Pleated Vogue to
Repeat Triumphs
Pleat it! And again fashion says
pleat it, which is exactly what de
signers are doing for spring. Only
this time the pleatings are more so
than ever. That is the pleated mood
permeates the whole scheme of
things from neckline to hemline.
In the newer fashions it is not only
the skirt that is pleated, but the
whole thing, including blouse top
sleeves and just as like as not a
pleated bolero is added.
The use of pleats is taking on a
decidedly designful flair. The versa
tile way pleats are being handled is
clever beyond words. You see most
unique touches especially in blouse
styling such as pleats brought down
from each shoulder to tie in a soft
knot at the girdle top. Surplice
pleats that cross from shoulder to
shoulder finishing in a bow at the
waist-line with pleated streamers.
Much of the charm of the newer
print frocks lies in the fact of their
lavish and unique pleatings.
Flounces Return
With a Flourish
Of all things, guess what’s com
ing! It’s flounces on your new
frocks. Yes’m flounces old-fashioned,
now new-fashioned flounces. The
idea of flounces has been taken up
by designers with a will and if you
would be “first” in fashion you
take your cue right now and select
for your newest gown one of the
smartly flounced versions. The
flounce trend is as apparent in day
dresses as in evening floor-length
party frocks.
Choice for Evening
The stiff silks being used for eve
ning gowns are tulle, faille and taf
feta, while moire and grosgrain are
the choice for stunning afternoon
dresses.
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S UNDAY I
chool L.esson
By HAROLD 1». LUNDQUIST, D. D.
Dean of The Moody Bible Institute
of Chicago.
C Western Newspaper Union.
Lesson for January 22
Lesson subjects and Scripture texts se
lected and copyrighted by International
Council of Religious Education; used by
permission.
PETER DENIES HIS LORD
LESSON TEXT—Luke 22:31, 32, 54-62.
GOLDEN TEXT—Let him that thinketh
he standeth take heed lest he fall.—I Corin
thians 10:12.
One of the most heartbreaking ex
periences we have as Christians is
to find that one in.whom we have
had every confidence as a true and
faithfql follower of the Lord, has
denied Him by going out into almost
unbelievable sin. Often it seems
that those who, like Peter, have had
the loftiest and most inspiring fel
lowship with the Lord, and who
speak with the greatest ease about
His love and grace, turn to the
most reprehensible of sins.
Lest any unbeliever who reads
this begin to gloat over the failures
of Christians, let him be reminded
now of his own sin which needs his
attention, and of the fact that
though Peter fell, he arose again to
victory and usefulness. May it also
be said that none of us has any
right to a “holier than thou” atti
tude toward a brother who has fall
en. “Let him that thinketh he
standeth take heed lest he fall” (I
Cor. 10:12), and let him in broken
hearted sympathy help to restore
his stricken brother “in the spirit of
meekness: considering thyself, lest
thou also be tempted” (Gal. 6:1).
I. Sifted but Not Destroyed (w.
31, 32).
Satan, who is a far more powerful
spiritual being than most folk think,
is actively interested in tempting
the Christian. He uses many clever
devices. Although he is not
possessed of divine powers, he does
have supernatural cunning and
knows the weakness of each one of
us. He knew the boastful self-
assurance of Peter and was ready
to tempt him at that point. Jesus
knew this, and even in this dark
hour shortly before His crucifixion
He takes time to warn Peter, and
with His warning to give the as
surance that though it was to be
tried, his faith was not to fail, and
that he was to be restored to fellow
ship and service when he “turned
again,” which is the correct trans
lation for the word “converted.”
n. Self-assurance and Disgraceful
Failure (w. 33, 34, 54-60).
Peter was sure of himself and of
his consecration to the Lord. A
man who stands in that place is in
grave danger. It is not long before
we find Peter, apparently presum
ing on his own ability to stand fast,
consorting with the enemies of
Christ, warming himself by their
fire. Someone has suggested that
the great spiritual problem of our
day is not the conflict between the
Church and the world; nor is it to
determine how the ‘Church can best
serve in the world, but rather what
to do about the world which has
gotten into the Church. How did
worldliness get into the Church?
The members brought it there after
they had gone out and warmed them
selves at the world’s fire, and fellow-
shiped with the world in ungodly liv
ing.
The denials made by Peter seem
almost unbelievable in the life of
one who had been in immediate fel
lowship with the Lord and who had
seen His glory. We have here a
revelation of the fact that “the heart
is deceitful above all things and des
perately wicked; who can know it?”
(Jer. 17:9). We agree with Dr. Wil
bur M. Smith: “This is of the Dev
il. This is humanity sinking to the
lowest plane of base ingratitude.
This is shame upon shame.” One
might have hoped that one denial
would bring quick and sincere re
pentance, but instead it leads the
way to a second and to a third.
There seemed to be nothing that
could stop Peter, until “the Lord
turned and looked” at him. This
suggests the only effective way to
deal with backsliders. Argument,
pleading, even shaming them, will
do no good. We must brings them to
the place where they meet their
Lord.
III. The Look of Love and a Bro
ken Heart (vv. 61, 62).
What was in the look of Jesus is
perhaps best expressed by Alexan
der Maclaren: “It spoke of Christ’s
knowledge, of Christ’s pain, of
Christ’s love.”
The backslider needs first of all to
realize that the Lord knows all
about his denials and sin. He has
been hiding things from his family
and friends, denying accusations,
trying to cover up his guilt. Let him
now abandon every such effort.
Jesus knows all about it.
The second thing to be realized is
that he has added to the pain and
sorrow of his Lord. For a believer
to turn away from Him is no light
matter, to be casually dealt with.
He needs to be deeply conscious of
the wounding of the heart of the
Lord, as well as of the damage done
to God’s people and His cause in the
earth.
But above all it was a look of
love. The Lord deals in tenderness
with the backslider. While he never
can or will condone sin, He loves
the sinner, and especially does He
love the one who belongs to Him
but who has gone astray. What a
gracious Lord we do have!
WHAT to EAT and WHY
C. Houston Goudiss Reports Some Current Knowledge
of Vitamin G, a Substance Essential to
Growth and Normal Nutrition
By C. HOUSTON GOUDISS
A NUMBER of the vitamins have been discussed in these
columns from time to time. The latest findings of nutri
tional science have been related, together with suggestions
made by outstanding authorities concerning the amounts of
different vitamins required to help maintain top health.
So far vitamin G has not been discussed specifically. Yet
a knowledge of some of the functions and sources of this
vitamin should be possessed^
has been found to vary with differ
ent parts of the same plant. In
broccoli, the flower buds are said
to contain only half as much as
the leaves, while the stems con
tain even less. Among the greens,
turnip tops and beet tops have
been found to be unusually rich.
Investigations indicate that weight
for weight, they are twice as rich
as eggs, though eggs are consid
ered a good source.
Homemakers will be glad to
learn that heating does not appear
to destroy vitamin G. Canned
foods are therefore as good a
source as though they had not
been processed.
Milk must not be overlooked.
For all practical purposes, and
chiefly because of the amounts in
which it is consumed, it is proba
bly our most important source of
the G vitamin.
One thing is certain. Home
makers should strive—not for
diets that are merely adequate in
vitamin G . . . but for a surplus
to help build high resistance^ One
authority has advised a ration that
.contains four times the amount
considered absolutely necessary.
The surplus should help to pro
vide a headstart toward the goal
of buoyant health.
by every homemaker. For
eminent authorities are of the
opinion that it has a far-reach
ing influence upon health.
Possible Effects on Longevity
The avowed objectives of mod
ern nutritional scientists are to
help humanity to enjoy happier,
healthier and long
er lives. If any one
vitamin could be
said to have more
influence than any
other on longevity,
the distinction most
certainly would be
accorded—so far
as present knowl
edge is concerned
—to vitamin G.
Extensive labora
tory experiments
by investigators who are para
mount in their field seem to indi
cate that vitamin G has a pro
nounced effect upon the mainte
nance of health and vigor at all
ages. It has been demonstrated
with experimental animals that a
diet containing more vitamin G
than is required for normal
growth resulted in greater vigor,
a postponement of the onset of
senility and a comparatively short
period of the mental and physical
infirmities we usually associate
with old age.
Effect on Digestion and Nerves
Laboratory experiments have
also indicated that when there is
a shortage of vitamin G, digestion
is usually impaired. In this re
spect, a shortage of vitamin G has
a slightly different effect than a
deficiency of vitamin B. A defi
nite lack of vitamin B causes an
abrupt and complete loss of appe
tite. Withholding vitamin G ap
pears to affect the desire for food,
so that experimental animals con
sume only about two-thirds as
much as they would normally
take.
A form of nervous depression
may occur when the diet is low in
vitamin G for any protracted
length of time. Other unfortunate
consequences may be a decline in
the health of the skin. Studies
with animals indicated that when
the vitamin was withheld, not
only did a loss of weight occur,
but there were other signs of nu
tritional failure. These included
an inflammation of the mouth, a
loss of hair, a thickening and in
some cases, a cracking and scal
ing, of the skin.
Vitamin G and Healthy Eyes
Studies with a variety of experi
mental animals resulted in the
startling disclosure that on diets
lacking vitamin G the health of
the eyes was distinctly affected.
Not only was there a loss of
hair around the eyes, but the eye
ball developed a whitish appear
ance which was determined to be
cataract.
At present, scientists are not
prepared to say whether these lab
oratory findings may be confirmed
clinically. But certainly when we
know that in many ways, the food
requirements of experimental ani
mals are comparable to those in
man, it would be distinctly to our
advantage to make sure that we
do not lack for adequate amounts
of vitamin G.
Sources of Vitamin G
Because vitamin G is closely as
sociated with vitamin B, some
homemakers occasionally confuse
the two. This is not surprising,
inasmuch as it was some years
following the initial recognition of
vitamin B that scientists estab
lished beyond a doubt that there
was more than one growth-pro
moting vitamin. Subsequently,
they learned that while the sub
stance, later named vitamin G,
was frequently found in clos6 as
sociation .with vitamin B, such
was not always the case. For ex
ample, vitamin G is known to oc
cur without vitamin B in egg
white.
Milk, Meat, Eggs, Greens
The richest sources of vitamin
G are the concentrates of yeast,
yeast extract and wheat germ. Al
most equally well supplied with
this vitamin are liver and kidney.
Muscle cuts of meat contain vita
min G, but in lesser amounts than
liver and kidney.
The vitamin is also found in
young green plants, and it is in
teresting to note that the vitamin
is formed during the growth of the
plant and decreases with matur
ity. The amount of the vitamin
Questions Answered
Mrs. G. M. L.—The term, water
balance, about which you inquired
is used to describe the situation
in which the available water from
food, beverages, and that manu
factured in the body equals that
of the water excreted or lost from
the body. It is to help keep the
body in water balance that the
daily diet must contain adequate
amounts of fluids.
E. G. M. Jr.—Yes, it is true that
approximately one-third of the
protein required during infancy is
stored by the child’s body to take
care of growth and development.
As children grow older, the
amount of protein stored for
growth gradually decreases until
they become adults.
©—WNU—C. Houston Goudiss—1939—46.
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valance without gathers or pleats
across the top. How should this
be made and hung? I have just
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Making the Garden Pay
YTEGETABLE gardens are
’ grown to provide fresher, more
nourishing food for the family,
and to conserve on food bills.
Therefore, crops must be wisely
chosen and systematically planted.
According to Walter H. Nixon,
seed breeding vegetable expert,
the most important vegetables
considered both for food value and
garden space required are beans,
cabbage, carrots, beets, squash,
tomatoes, onions, peas and spinach.
To get the most from garden
space, plant two crops of spinach,
one in early spring, the other in
late fall. Plant Chinese cabbage,
carrots, beets and parsnips in fall
in space occupied earlier by
beans, radishes and peas.
Plant bush beans and beets on
both sides of tomato rows. When
tomatoes need the space, those
earlier crops will have been pulled
and used.
Corn can be worked into the
garden plan even though there is
not much space. Plant spinach or
beets or onions between rows of
slower-growing corn. Then grow
pole beans (cornfield beans) to
climb on the corn stalks.
The plain valance should be long
enough to fit around tl^e ends of
the board and should be about six
inches deep finished. It should
be stiffened with an interlining of
crinoline, and an allowance should
be made at the top for a tuck or
fold to be tacked to the board as
shown.
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